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# How to pronounce "canalizing" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/kænælɪzɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ca·na·li·zing**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- present participle and gerund of canalize

### Example Sentences
- "eliminated by canalizing mechanisms and those genes are then like pseudogenes freer to accumulate neutral variation than genes whose impact is"
- "So these things, these canalizing mechanisms, resist the tendency of variation in either genetic or environmental factors to perturb the phenotype;"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "canalizing" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "there are genes whose impact on the phenotype has been reduced or completely eliminated by canalizing mechanisms and those genes are then like pseudogenes freer to accumulate neutral variation than genes whose impact is directly expressed in tetrapods that is all vertebrates that have come out of"
- **Watch at 9:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caXEkWb6cGg&t=554s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "So these things, these canalizing mechanisms, resist the tendency of variation in either genetic or environmental factors to perturb the phenotype;"
- **Watch at 18:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIftg3cM4BM&t=1114s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "But did you feel that in the end, the Facebook page was really canalizing feelings and generating people?"
- **Watch at 83:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCk2LZwRU0s&t=5031s)


## How to Pronounce "canalizing"

- **Syllables**: ca · na · li · zing
- **IPA**: `/kænælɪzɪng/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[canalize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/canalize)

### Related Terms
[recanalizing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/recanalizing), [recanalize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/recanalize)


## Related Pronunciations

[cabalizing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cabalizing), [cabbalizing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cabbalizing)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “canalizing”?
“canalizing” is pronounced /kænælɪzɪng/ (ca · na · li · zing). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “canalizing”?
“canalizing” has 4 syllables: ca · na · li · zing.

### What does “canalizing” mean?
present participle and gerund of canalize

### How can I hear “canalizing” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “canalizing” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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